The Hot Dish: The Slow Cooker Edition

School is back in session in our household. Can I confess? I think I’m more exhausted on this new schedule than my Kindergartener. He starts at 8 am. This means I’m up by 6 am and we’re out the door by 7:30 to go brave the drop off line. By the time I get around to dinner preparation, I’m usually dragging major tail.

This is why I love my slow cooker. I can prep and start dinner in the morning, before I’ve entered the zombie zone. It’s such a relief to have the house fill with smells of dinner in the early afternoon.

Nine times out of ten, I throw chicken in the slow cooker. This version looks incredible on it’s own, or would work great in a tortilla. I mean, you really can’t ever go wrong with cilantro and lime!

This Week’s Blog Crush

If you’re looking for a crock pot recipe, you’ll probably find it at Crock Pot Ladies! While admittedly, all the recipes aren’t healthy (but seriously, th, there are some fabulous finds – like the Crockpot Huevos Rancheros. YUM. What a treat to wake up to that on a Saturday morning!

Sweet Kitchen Find

I adore this retro CrockPot.! I mean, it’s art, for goodness sake. I love useful small appliances that you can leave on the counter and admire.

What’s on My Nightstand

This book started as an awesome blog – and it’s amazing slow cooker resource.

Cooking Tip of the Week

While cruising around for slow cooker tips, I found an amazing list over at Food Network – Eleven Tips for Slow Cooker Meals. Go have a read. I definitely learned a few things I didn’t know already.

I hope you enjoyed this week’s Hot Dish! If there’s anything you think I need to know about, speak up! Leave me a note in the comments or shoot me an email at heather at shrinkingjeans dot net.